article thumbnail

Mack Trucks introduces medium-duty Mack MD Electric; 2nd BEV in lineup

Green Car Congress

Mack Trucks revealed its Mack MD Electric, the company’s first electric vehicle in the medium-duty segment of the trucking industry. The MD Electric will complement its highly efficient, diesel-powered MD model sibling, which has experienced growing customer demand since its introduction in 2020.

BBC 259
article thumbnail

Medium-duty Mack MD Electric now available for order

Green Car Congress

Customers interested in ordering the Mack MD Electric should contact their local Mack dealer. The MD Electric complements Mack’s highly efficient, diesel-powered Mack MD model sibling, which has continually experienced growing customer demand since its introduction in 2020.

Available 370
article thumbnail

Thomas Built Buses delivers 50th Proterra Powered electric school bus

Green Car Congress

Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America; its exclusive Virginia dealer, Sonny Merryman Inc.; The first of these buses, which represent the first battery-electric buses in Virginia, were delivered in November of 2020. In Virginia, TBB and Sonny Merryman Inc.

Virginia 435
article thumbnail

China to allow extended sales periods for ICE models based on existing emissions standard, report says

CN EV Post

Price war has been the most talked about topic in China's auto industry this month, and the imminent implementation of a new emissions standard is seen as a major factor. The standard is being implemented in two phases, with the 6a standard already taking effect on July 1, 2020, and the 6b standard coming into effect on July 1, 2023.

Standards 130
article thumbnail

Renault Trucks creates Used Parts Factory

Green Car Congress

To reduce natural resource usage and its trucks’ environmental impact, Renault Trucks (part of the Volvo Group) is taking steps to transition its industrial operations to a circular-economy approach. At this new industrial facility located in Vénissieux, the brand’s trucks will be dismantled , and their parts reused.

Parts 273
article thumbnail

Ford ups its electrified vehicle ante to $11B; 86% trucks and SUVs in the product mix by 2020

Green Car Congress

Ford management gave an update on its product line plans, touting that by 2020, the company will offer “North America’s freshest lineup among all full-line automakers,” with its average showroom age dropping from 5.7 By 2020, trucks and SUVs—including electrified vehicles—are to represent 86% of Ford’s product mix.

F-150 150
article thumbnail

Battery capacity needs to power EVs in India from 2020 to 2035

Electric Vehicles India

Battery capacity needs to power EVs in India from 2020 to 2035. Here in this article, we will be discussing the need for the battery capacity to power electric vehicles in India from 2020 to 2035. The average cost of battery cells has dropped remarkably in the last decade and reached an average price of US$102/kWh in 2020.

India 76